Step Inside the World of Bushmaster

Whether it's helping soldiers secure our freedom, protecting a police officer in the line of duty, keeping families safe and sound, hunting big game, or bringing home a coveted competition trophy, we understand the important role that Bushmaster plays in the lives of our customers. That's why, for us, building rifles and carbines is more than a job-it's a passion. We invite you to step inside our world and experience this passion of Bushmaster for yourself.

Military

Bushmaster military carbines and rifles are helping defend freedom around the world. Proven in the most severe conditions, rugged and reliable Bushmasters are lightweight, accurate, and easy to shoot and maintain.
So whether duty calls you to the jungle or the desert... to mountain snows or urban landscapes... highly adaptable Bushmaster weapon systems are battle tested and field ready.

Bushmaster Law Enforcement Distributors

Bushmaster Training

Testing & Evaluation
If your law enforcement agency is interested in a Bushmaster Testing & Evaluation rifle, MORE HERE

Home Defense

With a Bushmaster for security and home defense, you can sleep tight knowing that your loved ones are protected. Bushmaster offers everything you need to ensure the safety of you and your family. Our high-quality pistols, carbines, and rifles are extremely reliable, easy to shoot, and include lightweight carbon models that are perfect for women. And with their intimidating looks, all Bushmasters make a serious impression. Any gun will make an intruder think. A Bushmaster will make them think twice.

Accuracy and reliability? Whether your prey is a prairie dog at 600 yards or a charging hog that's lost his sense of humor, you can rely on your Bushmaster for both pinpoint accuracy and quick follow-up shots.

RealTree® Camouflage Furniture

Camouflage makes a great addition to your hunting rifle. FIND OUT MORE

Competition

How Accurate Is a Bushmaster?
We think we make a great "tool." To back up that belief, we thought we'd show you some targets that were sent in by writer/shooter Steve Malloy.. READ MORE

Will your name be on the Bushmaster Cup?
This Prestigious Bushmaster Cup will be awarded to the Individual with the highest overall shooting score of the Mountain Man Aggregate using a Factory Bushmaster Rifle. (factory trigger excluded) Mountain Man Aggregate is: Combined shooting score of: President's 100 Match, National Trophy Individual Match, and the National Trophy Team Matches. Bushmaster will be awarding two Cups: 1 to Top Junior, and 1 to the Overall Champion. CMP is accepting online registrations, and will have entry forms at the event registration building. Register Here Online.

Recreation

Pick of the Month

Whether your idea of a good time is a Saturday afternoon at the sandpits or day at the range with your pals, a Bushmaster can seriously increase your fun factor. With its long-distance accuracy, unlimited adaptability, and semi-automatic firing capability, a Bushmaster can really get your adrenaline pumping. In fact, you'll never look at a can or target the same way again.

Who knew that practice could be this much fun?

MY BUSHMASTER AND ME

Straight Shooter

Libby and her new Bushmaster Varminter rifle proved to be an unbeatable combination at recent varmint hunt in Wyoming. Her long-range accuracy matched that of the rifle. READ MORE

Libby is a Straight Shooter

A smiling Libby... "Yeah, I got that one!" And, yes, she requested the pink shooting bench!

At a recent Bushmaster Varmint Hunt in Wyoming, we had a chance to shoot with a lovely young lady named Libby. Libby - with the guidance of her father Karl - has been hunting varmints for years, and when they heard a group from Bushmaster wouldbe hunting in their area, they jumped at the chance to try a Bushmaster Varminter on some of the local prairie dogs.

Libby took to the Varminter like it was made for her - and was soon up to speed and making long range shots on the "prairie rats" bold, or foolish enough, to pop up from their burrows. "This is easy to shoot", said Libby of her first experience with the AR Type platform rifle. The gas operating system in the Bushmaster Varminter tames the recoil of the .223 Remington cartridge so that any "recoil intimidation factor" is negated for younger shooters - of any gender. And, as Libby quickly found, the semi-auto operation offers the ability to make quick second shots without having to move off target or away from the scope picture.

Target for the Day... and the Bushmaster proved equal to the task at 200 - 300 yards out.

This young lady proved to have an excellent touch on the Two-Stage Competition Trigger in the Bushmaster Varminter, and helped the local rancher by eliminating a number of the pesky dogs that afternoon. Prairie Dogs number in the tens of thousands in that area of Wyoming - as well as throughout the West - where they do great damage to the land by digging burrow after burrow. And, the "dogs" create another concern for the ranchers when their herds of cattle wander into a "dog town" area, and risk the danger of broken legs by falling into the numerous burrows

Libby sighting in on a "Prairie Rat".

Libby knows how to handle a rifle - her father Karl has obviously taught her well. They'll both be enjoying their new Bushmaster on hunts at prairie dog towns, as well as on some of the local coyote population. We wish her well, and have seen that she is one "straight shooter"!

Plrease share your stories and photos from your Bushmaster hunts with us on Facebook.

Bushmaster Military News

April 9th, 2007 - WINDHAM,MAINE - Bushmaster Firearms International, announced, that Gen. Michael W. Hagee, who retired early this year after serving as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps, has joined Bushmaster's Board of Directors.

"As we continue to grow and expand our product offerings and serve markets around the globe, General Hagee's strategic experiences, leadership skills and wide-ranging expertise will help to guide us as Bushmaster evolves to meet the needs of our customers worldwide," said John DeSantis, CEO of Bushmaster.

Gen. Hagee retired from the Marine Corps as Commandant in January 2007 following a distinguished 39-year military career. His command assignments included Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division and of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. He served as Marine Commandant from January 2003 through November 2006. His staff assignments included serving as Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence; Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, of the U.S. European Command; and Director Strategic Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Command. Gen. Hagee graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College.

"Along with previously appointed Board member Gen. George A. Joulwan (Ret.), former Commander in Chief of the U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Hagee will provide additional global insight to hone our strategic vision for Bushmaster as a worldwide leader in the supply of firearms based solutions," stated E. Scott Blackwell, Bushmaster's President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.

About Bushmaster:

Bushmaster Firearms International, (BFI) is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States for Law Enforcement, Public and Private Security and Safety applications, as well as consumer applications. Headquartered in Windham, Maine with manufacturing facilities in Windham and Lake Havasu, Arizona, BFI supplies both Aluminum and advanced Carbon Fiber based AR15 type rifles and accessories to it's US customer base, as well as Law Enforcement, Security and Military customers in over 50 countries around the world.

.450 Bushmaster... Big Bore = Big Boar!

295 lb. Black Russian boar taken in North Carolina by Primedia Publications writer J. Guthrie - one shot kill with the Bushmaster .450.

The .450 Bushmaster - in combination with the .450 Bushmaster cartridge has proven to be a deadly tool for the increasing numbers of hog hunters in the USA.

Feral hogs are widespread across the USA with 39 States, and 4 Canadian provinces, harboring breeding populations. The US national population is estimated at 4,000,000 animals, with annual agricultural damage from feral swine estimated at $52 million! They are prolific, adaptable, and hardy, and their population growth has led to the development of Hog Hunting as a predominant sport in many States – especially the Southeast, down into Florida, and West into Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.

The first true pigs were brought to the Atlantic Coast of Florida in 1539 by Hernando de Sota, and the first "Pure Russian" wild boars were brought into Sullivan County, New Hampshire by Austin Corbin in 1890. These domestic hogs gone wild degrade wildlife habitat and private property, compete with native wildlife for food, and can pose a threat to humans, pets and domestic livestock through the spread of disease. So, the damage feral hogs cause, combined with their prolific breeding, necessitates population control on these "big varmints". This becomes for hunters, not only good sport, but good sense and sound ecological practice.

Feral hogs are hunted with dogs, or from stands.

The Bushmaster .450 - shown below in the hands of Bill Battles, Publisher of On Target Magazine after a successful hunt - was developed to bring the power of a big bore caliber to the Bushmaster AR-type firearms platform. Nicknamed, "The Thumper," the .450

Bushmaster is the most radical cartridge ever chambered in a production AR-15 type firearm, and this innovation will open a whole new world of hunting to the battleproven platform.

Hornady engineers, working closely with the design team from Bushmaster, built the new .450 Bushmaster cartridge to wring every last ounce of performance from the AR-15 platform without sacrificing strength or reliability. This cartridge is well suited to hunting any game in North America and will quickly become a favorite of guides in bear country. With the flexibility of the AR type platform - by simply switching UpperReceiver Assemblies - the hunter can go from the prairie dog towns of

Another successful one-shot kill with the Bushmaster .450.

South Dakota to Kodiak country in Alaska! The .450 Bushmaster fires Hornady's 0.452" 250 gr. SST bullet with "Flex Tip technology". The overall cartridge length matches the .223 Remington at 2.250", and the bullet profile makes for surprisingly flat trajectories and
tremendous downrange energy. The new, soft polymer tipped SST bullet eliminates tip deformation and also initiates expansion over a wide range of impact velocities. Put it all together, and you have a cartridge that will give your AR series rifle a serious attitude adjustment!

Bushmaster .450 bullet recovered from a feral hog - the hog did not recover.

While the Bushmaster .450 bullet can pass right through a tough hog easily, the impact energy released will most often result in one shot kills. Should it hit some solid bone, it will mushroom out - to 150% of its original diameter in this case - yet still retain most of its mass (70 % this example). This is why it's called "the Thumper"! Surprisingly, given the 250 grain bullet weight, and the powder charge hefty enough to propel it at 2200 fps, the recoil of the Bushmaster .450 is not too heavy - much like that of a 20 gauge shotgun

With an ugly mug like the one shown below, a feral hog is not an animal to be taken lightly. So plan on taking a new Bushmaster .450 if you're planning a hog hunt. You'll be guaranteed of some fine sport, a great adrenaline rush, and enough "thumping power" to stop that hog before he gets close enough to do any damage!

Bushmaster Press Release

Bushmaster Wins Trademark Case Brought By Colt Defense LLC.

Richard Dyke, Chairman and principal stockholder of Bushmaster Firearms, is pleased with a
December 6th decision of the United States District Court in Maine granting summary judgment for
Bushmaster in a trademark case brought by Colt Defense, LLC. In the case, Colt accused Bushmaster
of infringing the "M4" trademark and the trade dress of the M4, both of which Colt claimed it owned
to the exclusion of others in the industry. In addition to denying Colt's infringement claims, the Court
granted judgment for Bushmaster on its claim for cancellation of Colt's federal trademark registration
for the "M4".

Dyke said he is pleased, not only for Bushmaster, but for the entire firearms industry. "Colt has for
years made all sorts of claims as to rights it asserted belonged only to it," he said. "And this case
clearly shows Colt has been overstating its rights. In this case, the Court determined that the right to
use the M4 term and to sell firearms that look like the M4 type, are rights that belong to the industry,
not just Colt."

The Court's order affirmed a prior recommended decision of a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the case.
Among other things, the Magistrate's decision:

Held that the M4 is a generic term which merely describes a type of firearm, and is not an identifier of Colt as a sole source for such firearms. In doing so, the decision noted that more than a dozen firearm manufacturers other than Colt have used the term M4 for years to refer to military-style carbines with collapsible buttstocks and shortened barrels. Since the M4 term is generic, the court granted judgment for Bushmaster that Colt's federal trademark registration for the M4 should be cancelled.

Dismissed Colt's claim for infringement of M4 trade dress both because the alleged trade dress is primarily non-functional and because Colt could not establish that the buying public associated the look of the M4 only with Colt.

Dismissed Colt's claims for infringement of the terms M16, CAR, MATCH TARGET, AR-15 and COMMANDO because it concluded that there was no likelihood of confusion among purchasers as to the source of Bushmaster's products. The Court also held Colt could recover no damages on its only remaining claim under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.

Bushmaster Press Release

Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC Names Mike Chamberlain as Director, Business Development - Law Enforcement Group

WINDHAM, Maine - Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC announced today that it has named Mike Chamberlain to fill a newly created post as Director, Business Development - Law Enforcement Group. Chamberlain will manage the company's Law Enforcement Business Development and channel sales efforts.

Chamberlain's career includes over 20 years of department experience as well as 15 years of law enforcement industry development and sales. Prior to joining Bushmaster, Chamberlain served as National Law Enforcement Sales Manager for Beretta USA where he was responsible for the development and execution of sales programs, and managing direct and indirect sales forces. Prior to that, Chamberlain held roles as sales manager for i2, Beretta and Bianchi International where he focused on managing territory sales, training, and support for law enforcement solutions. Chamberlain's 20+ year law enforcement career was with the Los Angeles Police Department where his roles included Patrol, Investigator, Police Academy Instructor as well as a number of task forces. He retired as a Sergeant.

"The ability to bring on board a person of Mike's caliber and background is a boost to continuing Bushmaster's legacy as a supporter and leading supplier of products to the Law Enforcement community. In this new focused role, Mike's extensive channel background and hands on user knowledge will help position us to further expand our offerings and add other resources to grow this, and other areas of our business", stated E. Scott Blackwell - Bushmaster's President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.

About Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC

Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, a Cerberus company, is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States for Consumer, Law Enforcement & Security/Safety applications. Headquartered in Windham, Maine with manufacturing facilities in Windham and Lake Havasu, Arizona, Bushmaster supplies both Aluminum and advanced Carbon Fiber based AR15 type rifles and accessories to its US customer base, as well as Law Enforcement, Security and Military customers in over 50 countries around the world.

Bushmaster Press Release

Bushmaster Firearms announces that it has been awarded a contract from the Department of Public Safety for the State of Tennessee to produce 1,000 Bushmaster 16" Barreled Carbines with A2 fixed sights. In August 2003, Bushmaster, along with two other firearms manufacturers, attended a pre-bid conference that was held to determine the product qualifications. On the basis of price and product quality, the contract was awarded to Bushmaster on October 11, 2003 with the provision that the rifles were to be delivered within 60 days. As of November 10, 2003, all 1,000 Carbines - along with an allotment of spare support parts - had been delivered to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Bushmaster's Director of Law Enforcement and Government Sales, Israel M. Anzaldua stated "Our job is not over yet. We will be training the Tennessee Highway Patrol Staff on the Bushmaster Carbine with a Three Day Armorerʼs Course and Maintenance Program, and In-the-Field Inspections will be on-going every 6 months by our service contractor, Craig's Firearm Supply of Knoxville, Tennessee."

Bushmaster Press Release

Windham, Maine — Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC (BFI) announced today that it's contract with The Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) for the supply of 3,200 Bushmaster M4A3 Type Carbines has been completed and delivered ahead of schedule. The Bushmaster rifles will replace the TDPS's current inventory of Ruger Mini 14's.

Bushmaster's CEO John DeSantis presented a commemorative M4 Carbine to TDPS Director Col. Thomas A. Davis at a recent Lake Brownwood, Central Texas Law Enforcement Appreciation Event. In making the presentation, DeSantis stated "We were extremely proud to win this competitive contract. We understand what these guns are used for, and the employees of Bushmaster are proud to partner with the TDPS in delivering this rifle to it's troopers."

Brad Locker of W. L. Carter Company, a Bushmaster Manufacturer's Representative Group introduced the Bushmaster CEO and said "Texas can be proud that its cruisers and troopers are carrying Bushmaster rifles. The reliability and durability of these rifles are well-respected." G.T. Distributors in Austin, Texas was the contractor for this bid.

The program involved an eight month commitment from Bushmaster to deliver 400 rifles per month. The contract also includes a requirement for Bushmaster to provide Armorer's Course Training at the Texas Department of Public Safety's Florence and Austin facilities.

Bushmaster Director of Law Enforcement & Government Sales, Israel M. Anzaldua, stated "Our success in winning this contract and completing the delivery ahead of schedule, builds upon Bushmaster's continuing momentum in serving Law Enforcement, Government and International Military markets, as well as our commercial customers."
About Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC

Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC (BFI) is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States for Law Enforcement, Public and Private Security and Safety applications, as well as consumer applications. Headquartered in Windham, Maine with manufacturing facilities in Windham and Lake Havasu, Arizona, BFI supplies both Aluminum and advanced Carbon Fiber based AR15 type rifles and accessories to it's US customer base, as well as Law Enforcement, Security and Military customers in over 50 countries
around the world.